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Half Penny - 1838 to 1901 - Price Guide
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| Variety | VG-8 | F-12 | VF-20 | EF-40 | AU-50 | AU-55 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1838 | - | - | $7.70 | $20.60 | $63.60 | $85.10 |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | - | - | $6.80 | $18.30 | $54.40 | $72.50 |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | - | - | $38.40 | $80.80 | $203 | $264 |
| 1844 | - | - | $15.00 | $45.80 | $136 | $150 |
| 1845 | - | $185 | $296 | $682 | $1,720 | $2,240 |
| 1846 | - | - | $15.60 | $39.00 | $105 | $138 |
| 1847 | - | - | $15.60 | $37.60 | $104 | $137 |
| 1848 | - | - | $28.40 | $73.70 | $157 | $198 |
| 1848 - 8/7 | - | - | $14.30 | $41.20 | $113 | $149 |
| 1851 | - | - | $7.20 | $19.70 | $62.00 | $83.10 |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | - | - | $5.20 | $14.60 | $56.70 | $77.80 |
| 1852 | - | - | $9.50 | $21.50 | $65.20 | $96.70 |
| 1853 | - | - | $5.50 | $11.70 | $38.50 | $51.90 |
| 1853 - 3/2 | - | - | $16.00 | $46.40 | $106 | $136 |
| 1854 | - | - | $5.80 | $10.20 | $37.50 | $55.80 |
| 1855 | - | - | $5.30 | $10.20 | $37.50 | $51.10 |
| 1856 | - | - | $9.50 | $22.90 | $64.70 | $85.60 |
| 1857 | - | - | $5.70 | $15.70 | $44.80 | $59.30 |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | - | - | $3.60 | $11.20 | $41.20 | $56.30 |
| 1858 - 8/7 | - | - | $5.70 | $12.90 | $43.40 | $58.60 |
| 1858 - 8/6 | - | - | $6.30 | $15.80 | $48.30 | $64.50 |
| 1858 - Large Date | - | - | $5.20 | $12.50 | $42.80 | $57.90 |
| 1858 - Small Date | - | - | $4.30 | $12.50 | $38.50 | $51.50 |
| 1859 | - | - | $7.10 | $18.40 | $56.80 | $75.90 |
| 1859 - 9/8 | - | - | $11.70 | $27.50 | $82.20 | $110 |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | - | - | $2.70 | $9.70 | $36.90 | $50.60 |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | - | - | $4.10 | $13.50 | $62.30 | $86.70 |
| 1860 - Mule | - | - | $962 | $1,920 | $2,820 | $3,260 |
| 1861 | - | - | $9.60 | $21.80 | $74.50 | $101 |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | $387 | $1,010 | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | $361 | $1,050 | - | - |
| 1862 | - | - | $4.10 | $8.80 | $35.10 | $48.20 |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | - | - | $838 | $1,610 | $2,570 | $3,060 |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | - | - | $1,350 | $2,840 | $5,200 | $6,400 |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | $1,370 | $3,780 | - | - |
| 1863 | - | - | $4.10 | $9.30 | $61.60 | $87.80 |
| 1864 | - | - | $2.70 | $12.60 | $61.90 | $86.50 |
| 1865 | - | - | $4.10 | $19.50 | $89.90 | $125 |
| 1865 - 5/3 | - | - | $60.70 | $152 | $371 | $481 |
| 1866 | - | - | $4.10 | $16.00 | $69.30 | $95.90 |
| 1867 | - | - | $4.10 | $17.00 | $74.10 | $103 |
| 1868 | - | - | $6.90 | $15.10 | $71.70 | $100 |
| 1869 | - | - | $36.70 | $122 | $333 | $439 |
| 1870 | - | - | $4.10 | $12.90 | $64.60 | $90.40 |
| 1871 | - | - | $57.30 | $124 | $392 | $593 |
| 1872 | - | - | $3.40 | $10.70 | $54.30 | $76.10 |
| 1873 | - | - | $3.40 | $13.70 | $65.00 | $90.60 |
| 1874 | - | - | $6.90 | $34.40 | $121 | $164 |
| 1874 - H | - | - | $4.10 | $9.30 | $49.20 | $77.10 |
| 1874 - Narrow date | - | - | $16.50 | $82.50 | $333 | $459 |
| 1875 | - | - | $4.10 | $8.80 | $54.20 | $76.90 |
| 1875 - H | - | - | $4.10 | $11.20 | $63.80 | $90.00 |
| 1876 - H | - | - | $6.90 | $10.20 | $57.20 | $80.70 |
| 1877 | - | - | $4.10 | $9.70 | $54.70 | $77.20 |
| 1878 | - | - | $6.90 | $28.60 | $105 | $144 |
| 1878 - Wide date | - | - | $124 | $275 | $498 | $610 |
| 1879 | - | - | $4.10 | $9.70 | $46.40 | $64.70 |
| 1880 | - | - | $3.40 | $11.00 | $53.90 | $75.40 |
| 1881 | - | - | $3.40 | $11.00 | $51.60 | $71.90 |
| 1881 - H | - | - | $4.10 | $8.70 | $50.50 | $71.30 |
| 1882 - H | - | - | $4.10 | $8.70 | $50.50 | $71.30 |
| 1883 - Rose | - | - | $19.20 | $44.70 | $87.80 | $113 |
| 1883 - Broach | - | - | $4.10 | $11.00 | $53.90 | $75.40 |
| 1884 | - | - | $4.10 | $7.60 | $41.90 | $59.00 |
| 1885 | - | - | $4.10 | $9.60 | $40.90 | $56.50 |
| 1886 | - | - | $4.10 | $9.60 | $51.30 | $56.50 |
| 1887 | - | - | $4.10 | $9.60 | $37.50 | $51.40 |
| 1888 | - | - | $4.10 | $9.60 | $49.50 | $69.40 |
| 1889 | - | - | $4.10 | $9.60 | $49.50 | $69.40 |
| 1889 - 9/8 | - | - | $37.80 | $66.50 | $183 | $241 |
| 1890 | - | - | $4.10 | $9.60 | $35.70 | $48.80 |
| 1891 | - | - | $4.10 | $9.60 | $34.00 | $46.20 |
| 1892 | - | - | $2.70 | $10.30 | $55.00 | $63.60 |
| 1893 | - | - | $4.10 | $9.60 | $46.10 | $64.30 |
| 1894 | - | - | $4.10 | $11.10 | $62.80 | $88.70 |
| 1895 | - | - | $2.70 | $7.60 | $16.50 | $21.00 |
| 1896 | - | - | $1.35 | $4.10 | $8.90 | $11.30 |
| 1897 - Low Sea Level | - | - | $1.35 | $4.10 | $8.90 | $11.30 |
| 1897 - High Sea Level | - | - | $1.35 | $6.20 | $11.70 | $14.40 |
| 1898 | - | - | $1.35 | $5.50 | $11.00 | $13.70 |
| 1899 | - | - | $1.35 | $4.10 | $8.90 | $11.30 |
| 1900 | - | - | $1.35 | $4.10 | $8.90 | $11.30 |
| 1901 | - | - | $1.35 | $4.10 | $7.60 | $8.40 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1838 | $107 | $284 | $321 | $357 | $367 | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | $90.50 | $209 | $235 | $260 | $374 | - | - |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | $325 | $412 | $470 | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | $226 | $369 | $513 | - | - | - | - |
| 1845 | $2,760 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | $171 | $313 | $394 | $503 | - | - | - |
| 1847 | $171 | $313 | $455 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 | $240 | $398 | $624 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - 8/7 | $185 | $303 | $355 | $407 | - | - | - |
| 1851 | $104 | $220 | $226 | $231 | - | - | - |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | $98.80 | $275 | $364 | - | - | - | - |
| 1852 | $109 | $211 | $239 | $614 | $989 | - | - |
| 1853 | $65.30 | $118 | $158 | $198 | $216 | $416 | - |
| 1853 - 3/2 | $166 | $318 | $470 | - | - | - | - |
| 1854 | $64.70 | $132 | $190 | $240 | $310 | $490 | - |
| 1855 | $64.70 | $147 | $206 | $304 | $335 | $365 | - |
| 1856 | $107 | $220 | $221 | $222 | $469 | - | - |
| 1857 | $73.90 | $138 | $184 | $231 | - | - | - |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | $71.30 | $168 | $225 | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/7 | $73.90 | $136 | $160 | $184 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/6 | $80.80 | $161 | $252 | $294 | $316 | - | - |
| 1858 - Large Date | $73.00 | $139 | $205 | $233 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - Small Date | $64.40 | $129 | $207 | $315 | $346 | - | - |
| 1859 | $95.10 | $168 | $184 | $269 | $354 | - | - |
| 1859 - 9/8 | $137 | $293 | $331 | $369 | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | $64.10 | $130 | $150 | $202 | $254 | - | - |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | $111 | $205 | $226 | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Mule | $3,710 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 | $127 | $187 | $189 | $328 | $344 | $378 | - |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 | $61.30 | $135 | $140 | $145 | $212 | $475 | $736 |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | $3,540 | $4,570 | $5,500 | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | $7,700 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 | $114 | $185 | $198 | $276 | $353 | - | - |
| 1864 | $111 | $220 | $247 | $270 | $292 | - | - |
| 1865 | $160 | $415 | $670 | $1,260 | - | - | - |
| 1865 - 5/3 | $590 | $1,050 | $1,530 | - | - | - | - |
| 1866 | $123 | $257 | $388 | - | - | - | - |
| 1867 | $131 | $305 | $555 | - | - | - | - |
| 1868 | $128 | $223 | $227 | - | - | - | - |
| 1869 | $544 | $1,290 | $1,540 | $1,780 | $1,930 | - | - |
| 1870 | $116 | $238 | $427 | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 | $659 | $1,100 | $1,370 | $1,640 | $1,710 | - | - |
| 1872 | $97.90 | $188 | $329 | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | $116 | $265 | $413 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 | $207 | $444 | $682 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 - H | $99.70 | $179 | $194 | $223 | $252 | - | - |
| 1874 - Narrow date | $584 | $945 | $1,310 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 | $99.70 | $216 | $332 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - H | $116 | $249 | $330 | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - H | $104 | $232 | $315 | $438 | - | - | - |
| 1877 | $99.70 | $177 | $199 | $269 | $339 | - | - |
| 1878 | $182 | $430 | $679 | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 - Wide date | $722 | $1,150 | $1,580 | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 | $83.10 | $164 | $191 | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 | $96.80 | $198 | $285 | - | - | - | - |
| 1881 | $92.20 | $208 | $209 | $210 | $395 | - | - |
| 1881 - H | $92.20 | $212 | $213 | $215 | - | - | - |
| 1882 - H | $92.20 | $217 | $246 | $276 | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Rose | $138 | $261 | $385 | $520 | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Broach | $96.80 | $224 | $351 | - | - | - | - |
| 1884 | $76.20 | $142 | $160 | - | - | - | - |
| 1885 | $73.90 | $169 | $181 | $194 | - | - | - |
| 1886 | $73.90 | $139 | $157 | - | - | - | - |
| 1887 | $69.30 | $162 | $215 | $302 | - | - | - |
| 1888 | $85.40 | $152 | $169 | $180 | $190 | - | - |
| 1889 | $85.40 | $187 | $235 | $244 | - | - | - |
| 1889 - 9/8 | $299 | $484 | $586 | $687 | - | - | - |
| 1890 | $64.10 | $128 | $168 | $191 | $284 | $373 | - |
| 1891 | $61.90 | $121 | $140 | $146 | $152 | - | - |
| 1892 | $89.40 | $188 | $206 | $224 | - | - | - |
| 1893 | $77.90 | $129 | $137 | $233 | $330 | - | - |
| 1894 | $115 | $213 | $245 | - | - | - | - |
| 1895 | $23.80 | $66.30 | $93.20 | $114 | $200 | - | - |
| 1896 | $14.90 | $53.60 | $66.50 | $79.50 | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Low Sea Level | $14.90 | $53.60 | $65.40 | $77.30 | $267 | - | - |
| 1897 - High Sea Level | $17.20 | $55.80 | $68.50 | $81.10 | $191 | - | - |
| 1898 | $16.70 | $57.90 | $93.10 | $165 | $670 | - | - |
| 1899 | $14.90 | $68.40 | $92.20 | - | - | - | - |
| 1900 | $12.00 | $50.60 | $66.40 | $121 | $140 | - | - |
| 1901 | $9.20 | $48.40 | $88.90 | $98.90 | - | - | - |
| Variety | PR-60 | PR-62 | PR-63 | PR-64 | PR-65 | PR-66 | PR-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1838 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1845 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1847 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - 8/7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1851 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1852 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1853 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1853 - 3/2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1854 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1855 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1856 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1857 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 - Large Date | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 - Small Date | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1859 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1859 - 9/8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Mule | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1864 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1865 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1865 - 5/3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1866 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1867 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1868 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1869 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1870 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1872 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 - H | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 - Narrow date | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - H | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - H | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1877 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 - Wide date | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1881 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1881 - H | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1882 - H | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Rose | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Broach | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1884 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1885 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1886 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1887 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1888 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1889 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1889 - 9/8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1890 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1891 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1892 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1893 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1894 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1895 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1896 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Low Sea Level | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1897 - High Sea Level | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1898 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1899 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1900 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1901 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Proof (PR): Planchets of these coins (not intended for circulation) were polished before struck (usually struck twice for higher quality). The field of Proof coins wear a cameo aspect.
